Josephine Herman
Josephine Aumea Herman is a Cook Islands physician and public servant. Since June 2018 she has served as Secretary of Health in the Cook Islands government.
A physician with a research PhD,[1] Herman studied medicine in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea and at the University of Auckland.[2] Her doctoral advisors were Shanthi Ameratunga and Rod Jackson.[1] She is a volunteer with the organization DAISI, Doctors Assisting in South-Pacific Islands, and is vice-chair of Pacific Heads of Health.[3][4][5][2] In her official capacity she has been responsible for coordinating the government's response to the 2019 outbreak of dengue fever on the islands.[6][7] She has spoken of the need to preserve Cook Islands Māori.[8] Herman is the aunt of current Cook Islands Secretary of Internal Affairs Anne Herman; the two were named to their department secretary roles at the same time by Prime Minister Henry Puna.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Herman, Josephine (2013). Road Traffic Injuries in the Pacific: The epidemiology of road traffic injuries in Fiji and the role of driver sleepiness (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/20572.
- ^ a b c Leathley, Conor. "3 new women HoMs". www.cookislandsnews.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Speakers | Global Health Security 2019 Conference". www.ghs2019.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Dr Josephine Herman". Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Etches, Melina. "Nurses suspended after forum success". www.cookislandsnews.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "14 confirmed dengue cases in Cook Islands". RNZ. Apr 2, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "RNZ: Dateline Pacific: Cook Islands 'holding and containing' dengue outbreak on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Cook Island PM endorses push to save language". Cook Island PM endorses push to save language. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
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